Museum railway station

Museum
Commuter rail
Northbound view from Platform 2, June 2013
Location	3 Elizabeth Street, Sydney CBD, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°52′34″S 151°12′35″E / 33.8762°S 151.2097°E / -33.8762; 151.2097Coordinates: 33°52′34″S 151°12′35″E / 33.8762°S 151.2097°E / -33.8762; 151.2097
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	City Circle:
Distance	4.99 km (3.10 mi) from Central (clockwise)
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Bus routes	M10, M40, 380, 333, 378
Bus operators	Sydney Buses
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Parking	Paid carparks nearby
Disabled access	Yes
Architect	John Bradfield (designer)
Architectural style	Inter-War Stripped Classical
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	MSM
Website	Museum Station at Sydney Trains
History
Opened	20 December 1926
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station St James towards Leppington or Campbelltown T2 Airport, Inner West & South Line Central towards Macarthur St James towards Central T3 Bankstown Line Central towards Lidcombe or Liverpool
Route map

Museum railway station is an heritage-listed underground commuter rail station that is located on the City Circle route at the southern end of Hyde Park in the Sydney central business district of New South Wales, Australia. The station is served by Sydney Trains T2 Airport, Inner West & South and T3 Bankstown lines. The station is named after the nearby Australian Museum and provides a direct link to Sydney Airport international and domestic railway stations.

Designed by John Bradfield in the Inter-War Stripped Classical architectural style, the station comprises two platforms, each 158.5 metres (520 ft) long by 3.8 metres (12 ft) wide, under an arch with span 14.6 metres (48 ft). Museum's signage and cream tiling with maroon highlights are reminiscent of a typical London Underground tube station of the era, however its layout of central tracks under a grand arch are more in keeping with older stations of the Paris Métro. Until the construction of the Airport Line in the 1990s, it was the only underground station in Sydney without an island platform. It is a companion to St James station, both opened at the same time and use a roundel design on their station signage that is similar to the one used on the London Underground. The station opened on 20 December 1926 with the opening of the eastern city line from Central to St James. It became part of the City Circle loop on 22 January 1956.